Dugout Mountain, steep southern slope, 9 m below Skinner Ranch, Glass Mountains
Texas30.20500, −103.41000
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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.
Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Dugout Mountain, steep southern slope, 9 m below Skinner Ranch, Glass Mountains
Dugout Mountain, steep southern slope, 9 m below Skinner Ranch, Glass Mountains is a fossil collection site in Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Lenox Hills Formation, dated to the Artinskian (290.1–283.3 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Stenolobulites subglobosus.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Lenox Hills
- Geologic interval
- Artinskian
- Age
- 290.1–283.3 Ma
- Depositional environment
- carbonate indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 1
Fossils found here
Stenolobulites subglobosus
Cephalopoda · Paragastrioceratidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 97277 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Dugout Mountain, steep southern slope, 9 m below Skinner Ranch, Glass Mountains
Can you collect at Dugout Mountain, steep southern slope, 9 m below Skinner Ranch, Glass Mountains?
It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.
What minerals are found at Dugout Mountain, steep southern slope, 9 m below Skinner Ranch, Glass Mountains?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.